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Title: Short stacked end of tourney small pocket pair heads up Post by: fearisthekey on May 07, 2007, 08:17:08 PM Just came second in a Sit N Groan tourney, first time in a while I've gone heads up with someone who just kept pummelling away at me no matter what.
Down to 2, he has 5000, I have 1000. Blinds are 75-150. He loves his button, has been playing it since he became big stack bully. So in BB I have 4d 4c, he does his button raise thing to 450. I went all in and lost (naturally). I know a pair is huge heads up, and both players having pairs is pretty rare, so I know long term I'm ahead. But I've been thinking for a while that given a board is about twice as large as a flop, is the best play here to just call and then go all in on the flop no matter what? If I reraise all in preflop he has to call. If he does not have a pair the odds against him hitting the flop are quite good, so I may get him to fold if he hits nothing on the flop? Title: Re: Short stacked end of tourney small pocket pair heads up Post by: AlexMartin on May 07, 2007, 08:45:40 PM You cant stop and go as any decent player will just call anyway. Just shove and hope to win a flip.
Or (better idea) never get that low to begin with. :) gl. Title: Re: Short stacked end of tourney small pocket pair heads up Post by: fearisthekey on May 07, 2007, 10:16:40 PM You cant stop and go as any decent player will just call anyway. Just shove and hope to win a flip. :)Or (better idea) never get that low to begin with. :) gl. Actually it was that type of tourney, yes, a few more stands-made by myself and I would have had twice the chips heads-up. Mr Bubble Boy got very defiant and stood up to him with KJ, so that was the end of him. |